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Style Guide for term papers

The handout "Guidelines: How to write an academic paper", put together by faculty members of the department and based on the MLA Style Guide, serves as a basis for producing term papers in literary and cultural studies.

The plagiarism statement of the Department of English and American Studies can be downloaded here.

For general information, you can use the following sources, among others:

• William Strunk, Jr: The Elements of Style
  
• University of Toronto - Advice on Academic Writing